THE MAISON DE LA PAIX

 

 CASA UNIVERSALE DELLE CULTURE

The Maison de la Paix - Casa Universale delle Culture is a place strongly representative, in which will convey the knowledge of the different identities and cultures, structuring permanently initiatives aimed at the spreading of peace, necessary for the shared development.

The Maison de la Paix - Casa Universale delle Culture (MdP) is a project conceived by Michele Capasso, approved by many Countries and international organizations. It is an architecture that keeps the memory of many Peace activities which created history, often more than the wars, but it is – above all – a space "to build” Peace.

The architectonical complex has an important symbolic worth: it represents the Countries of the World engaged in the Peace process and the Countries victim of the conflicts.

Proposed by the Fondazione Mediterraneo with the “Maison des Alliances” – together with the main adherent organizations, such as the Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly, the League of Arab States, the "Anna Lindh" Euro-Mediterranean Foundation and others, the MdP represents a referent point for all the ones who dedicate their lives to peace.

The symbol of the MdP is the "Totem for Peace", an artwork by the Italian sculptor Mario Molinari which the Fondazione Mediterraneo is promoting all around the world, creating the network of the "Cities for Peace".

The first seat of the MdP was inaugurated on the 14th of June 2010 (Maison de la Paix - Casa Universale delle Culture) in the historical building of the Grand Hotel de Londres in Naples.

The action of the Maison de la Paix - Casa Universale delle Culture aims at improving the main activities of the "Universal Forum of Cultures" in: Barcelona (2004), Monterrey (2007), Valparaiso (2010) and Naples (2013).

The Maison de la Paix performs most of the initiatives jointly with the Maison de la Méditerranée.

 

FONDAZIONE GUEST AT NATIONAL HOLIDAY OF OMAN SULTANATE

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Roma | 18 November 2014
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

President  Michele Capasso – on invitation of the Ambassador of Oman Sultanate in Italy  S.E. Ahmed Salim Mohammed Baomar –joined to the celebrations for the National holiday of  Oman Sultanate. Joined Moroccan Ambassador Hassan Abouyoub, the Tunisian one Naceur Mestiri, Parliamentary Minister Enrico Granara, l’Ambassador Antonio Badini and other friends of Fondazione. In  this occasion  presidente Capasso recalled the close relationship with the Sultanate and the visit to Oman and to Naples of  Ambassador.

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MOLINARI’S TOTEM OF PEACE SYMBOL OF THE 150° ANNIVERSARY OF ITALIAN PORT AUTHORITY

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Roma | 20 November 2014
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

At the eve of Celebrations for the 150° Anniversary of Italian Port Authority has been taken the decision to – in consequence of a meeting between president Michele Capasso and the General Captain Admiral  Felicio Angrisano – that “Totem of Peace” by sculptor Mario Molinari represents the 150° Anniversary of the Army.
The idea is to realize the monumental art work in the Naples Harbour for this occasion and entitle it to the “Unknown Migrant”, as a sign of gratitude towards the work done by port authority for the migrants.
An urn with the remains of “Unknown Migrant” will take place in the monument.

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FAO: INTERNATIONAL SECOND CONFERENCE ON MALNUTRITION

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Roma | 20 November 2014
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

It took place in Rome in the headquarter of FAO the second “International conference on malnutrition”.
Especially noteworthy the speech of Pope Francis:

"It is really frustrating to realize how the struggle against hunger and malnutrition is obstructed by market priorities and pre-eminence of profits, which reduced food to a common staff, subject to speculation, also financial speculation".

He started in this way His speech, interrupted several times by the thunderous applauses by dignitaries from all over the world. 
The Pope arrived in the headquarter of Onu Ministry in Roma before 11:00. At the third floor of the building, before to enter in the Conference Hall the Pope met the Spanish Queen  who had yet finished her participation, introduced by greetings by Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies Minister Maurizio Martina, president of the Conference, and by the introduction of Josè Graziano da Silva, general director of Fao. 
The entrance of Pope Jorge Mario Bergoglio, followed by General Cardinal Pietro Parolin, had been welcomed by the standing ovation of the attendants to the meeting. The Pope addressed to the assembly in Spanish.

"Nowadays we are talking so much about rights, often forgetting about duties- He stated- Maybe we don’t think so much about those who are suffer the hunger. And when we are talking about new rights, we are not taking in account the hunger man over there, at the corner of the street, who asks for the right to live, to be taken in the account in his condition, to have a basic alimentation.

He asks us dignity, not handout. So,- kept on the Pope – the challenge to be faced is the absence of solidarity. Our societies are characterized by growing individualism and division. That’s lead to deprive poor people of life right and to arouse revolts against institutions.

The president of Fondazione Mediterraneo Michele Capasso highlighted the spreading of “ legal criminality”: those action which, under the legality sphere, take resources to direct intervents in some sectors: from excessive administrative costs of institutions to the not equal distribution of available resources.

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NUNZIATELLA’S CELEBRATION IN PLEBISCITO SQUARE: NEW SPACES AND EUROPEAN PROJECT. FONDAZIONE SUPPORTS MILITARY SCHOOL

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Napoli | 15 November 2014
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

Fondazione Mediterraneo, one of the best “Friends” of Nunziatella Military School, appointed with “Mediterranean Award” and with “Totem of Peace” of Molinari – is supporting the well known Institute in this new phase of European re-launch.
Starting with Claudio Azzolini and concluding with the dear departed Vittorio di Pace – dean at the age of 106 years and Nunziatella’s symbol, as well as founder of our Fondazione –  “Nunziatella dunks its roots in our Foundation.
This year vow was special  for Nunziatella Military School in Naples. In Plebiscito Square, swearing their loyalty to the country there were the young cadets of 227˚ class. But the happiness in the heart of Naples was quadruple.  Beside celebrating the solemn oath, the date will be historically important for  “Nunziatella” and the city of Naples because marks a new era: after the ceremony has been signed an agreement among Minister of Defence, Minister of Internal Affairs, the Italian Public Property  Agency and Naples and its municipality for the concession of barraks Bixio to Nunziatella. Joined to the ceremony ministries Pinotti, Alfano and members of Fondazione Mediterraneo.

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